San Martin Owner Review : Pleasant, surprising and robust

Your lifestyle is what it is and you dream of a Submariner. A so-called "homage" watch, with its flaws (not legitimate, a copy for many), can partially fill this gap. Forget the versions from Steinhart or Revue Thommen; for less money, the SN0017 San Martin offers you a very well-built watch with impeccable finishes and very solid features: sapphire crystal, beautifully brushed 40.5 mm case, 20 ATM water resistance, comfortable and good quality strap, ceramic insert, Seiko NH35, real tractor... and so on. Every time I pick it up, what stands out is its amazing value for money (a price under 250 euros) and of course its incredible, although not legitimate, design. Unfortunately, I compromised the water resistance of my watch when I hit the sapphire crystal (visible next to the "20" on the insert) and I will no longer be able to use it in the pool. We can congratulate ourselves that the Dongguan (China) brand has been releasing so-called "non-homage" models for a year with some success.